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Stargate Universe: I’m Back For Season Two

I’ve been sitting on this news for a bit and suddenly realized that, hey, there’s no reason to be sitting on it: I’ve been asked, and have agreed, to continue as the Creative Consultant for Stargate: Universefor the show’s second season. Indeed, I’m already looking at scripts and chatting with producers and giving notes, and the season is already shaping up to be very cool and interesting and that’s all you’ll get out of me about it. Go on, torture me! You’ll get nothing!

(Note: Please don’t torture me.)

I’m very glad to continue in this gig because on a personal level it’s one of the most fun gigs I’ve had. Krissy has noted to me that when I talk to her about what I do on the show, the expression I get is almost exactly like that of a ten-year-old boy talking about a favorite toy. I won’t deny it, although maybe I’d quibble that it’s not a toy, it’s a seekrit club I belong to, in which we build spaceships out of cardboard boxes and aliens out of stuffed animals and then go zoom zoom zoom around the neighborhood.

By which I mean: One of the things I like most about it is that it is actually collaborative. Most of what I do is largely me sitting off by myself, so doing something where I get work from others, do my part and then send it off to someone else is a good creative experience for me. Especially when I really like the end result, which I have with SG:U.

Speaking of which, I’m supposed to have notes to the show today. Excuse me, please.

47 thoughts on “Stargate Universe: I’m Back For Season Two”

Note: for those of you who want to generally discuss SG:U, remember that there’s an SG:U permanent discussion thread for you to do that in. This comment thread should probably be confined to discussion of my role on the show. Thanks.

The second half of the first season will start airing on April 2nd on SyFy (including a marathon of the first ten episodes starting at 11 am that day). They will also be airing some repeats before then, including the first two episodes at 7 pm on Feb 26th.

Good to hear that you and it will be back. I have to say I’ve enjoyed the show, I probably wouldn’t have watched it, if you hadn’t clued us all in that you were a part of it.
Up til I gave SG:U a try, I can’t say I was a fan of the SG series.
And I’m happy to know there will be a season 2.

I totaly agree with most of y’all that omw would be a great movie but it would only look cool if James Cameron did it with his avatar tech. Nothing else would capture the little green men the way they deserve. Then again I may be baised because I read omw right after seeing avatar so all of the CU personel looked like green navi acording to my brain.

No it’s not, but based on John’s previous form in writing interesting, nuanced female characters who don’t fall anywhere on the Madonna/Whore or Chicks With Dicks scales he gets a season pass.

I’m sure John will correct me if I’m wrong, but I think being in the writers room doing doing a “dude, what the $#@! are you thinking?” smackdown on sexist b.s. is way above a creative consultant’s pay grade.

Wait, we’re not allowed to torture you? I’ve been withholding Coke Zero from you for years. Indeed, entire decades have gone by without my providing you with a single drop of that revolting ambrosial beverage. Was that wrong?

Congrats, have fun, keep up the stellar work, etc!
And remember how painful it is for us commoners who are counting down the days,hours, and minutes until we get to see episode 11 of season 1.
(sidenote: I assume everyone is well aware of ThinkGeek’s periodic bacon tshirt?)